VidCamp – The Media 2.0 unConference

VidCamp – The Media 2.0 unConference

January 9th, 2006

VidCamp - The Media 2.0 unConference will be modeled much like FooCamp, BarCamp, Seattle Mind Camp, BrainJams, the upcoming Moose Camp 2006, and many such other “Camps” that have recently taken place in technology centers around the world. The goal of VidCamp is to bring together a group of smart, curious and bold people to brainstorm and share their knowledge and passions for where Media 2.0 is headed and the potential opportunities.

Over the past couple of months, I have watched as most of the major US broadcasting networks and studios have created some form of an “Interactive Media/Digital Entertainment” division. Journalists have been writing about how Apple iTunes is shaking up the “legal” online landscape (we can discuss bit torrent at a later time ) and many of the larger media corporations are fervently looking to create and to understand which business models will be successful (i.e. profitable)Â in the future.

As a result, some of the latest and hottest “buzz words” have become:

• PodCasts and Vlogs/VideoCasts
• DRM – Digital Rights Management
• VOD – Video-on-Demand
• HD – High-Definition Content and Formats
• DVRs – Digital Video Recorders
• Broadband and Mobile Interactive Content
• IPTV
• Webisodes and Mobisodes
• P2P – Peer-to-Peer Networks, e.g. Bit Torrent
• Social Networking
• Piracy

And, that’s just to name a few!

Recently, while reading several entertainment, digital media and technology predictions for 2006, CES announcements, and reviewing some upcoming conference agendas, I realized that with everyone talking about Media 2.0, it would actually be nice to participate in an event where people from the broadcasting, hi-tech, film, television, podcasting, interactive media, mobile, gaming, animation and other industries could discuss future trends, challenges and opportunities in an open and collaborative forum.

So, I decided to launch VidCamp, the Media 2.0 unConference! As stated above, the goal is to bring together a group of smart, curious and bold people to brainstorm and share their knowledge and passions for where Media 2.0 is headed and the potential opportunties. The plan is to hold VidCamp within the next 8 weeks; so any thoughts, suggestions and assistance you can offer are greatly appreciated!

I am very much looking forward to meeting and discussing these exciting, new frontiers with a diverse and enthusiatic group of people! If you are interested in being part of this event, please drop me a line. I’ll be sure to keep you posted on our progress and how VidCamp unfolds!

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